UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Facility

John HorberryUNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Facility

The UNDPThe UNDP--UNEP UNEP PovertyPoverty --Environment InitiativeEnvironment Initiative

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Facility

Supports governments to:Supports governments to:�� Integrate environmental sustainability into national, Integrate environmental sustainability into national, sectoral and decentralized development policies/plans (i.e. sectoral and decentralized development policies/plans (i.e. PRSPs, MDG Strategies, district plans, sector strategies, PRSPs, MDG Strategies, district plans, sector strategies, etc.)etc.)

andandBuilds national capacity to:Builds national capacity to:�� Identify the contribution of environmental management to Identify the contribution of environmental management to poverty reduction and propoverty reduction and pro--poor growthpoor growth

�� Effectively integrate environmental management into Effectively integrate environmental management into implementation of national development plans implementation of national development plans -- especially especially budgets and sector investment plansbudgets and sector investment plans

The UNDPThe UNDP--UNEP Poverty and Environment UNEP Poverty and Environment InitiativeInitiative ……

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Facility

�Environmental degradation hinders social and economic development – especially for poor�The country-specific links between environmental assets and poverty reduction are rarely well identified�The positive contribution of environmental assets to economic development is poorly understood and communicated

Why Poverty and Environment? Why Poverty and Environment?

As a result : environmental sustainability is not meaningfully integrated into national development processes (i.e. PRSPs, MDG Plans, etc.) and environmental commitments are often unsupported by budget allocations

UNDP-UNEP Poverty- Environment Facility

Leading example of UN interagency coLeading example of UN interagency co --operation: joint decisionoperation: joint decision --making, financial management and contribution of st affmaking, financial management and contribution of st aff

UNEP PovertyUNEP Poverty --Environment Project Environment Project Supported by Norway, Belgium and Supported by Norway, Belgium and SwedenSweden

UNDP PovertyUNDP Poverty --Environment Initiative Environment Initiative Grew out of WSSD, Grew out of WSSD, Supported by DFID and ECSupported by DFID and EC

Joint UNDPJoint UNDP --UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative informally star ted UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative informally star ted 2005, formally set up 20072005, formally set up 2007Donors collectively agreed to support significant scaleDonors collectively agreed to support significant scale--up of PEI in 2007up of PEI in 2007

UNDPUNDP--UNEP Poverty Environment Facility, established 2007UNEP Poverty Environment Facility, established 2007Supporting PEI scaleSupporting PEI scale--up, knowledge management, technical advisory servicesup, knowledge management, technical advisory services

History History

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PEI: Regions and Countries PEI: Regions and Countries AfricaAfrica�� UNDPUNDP--UNEP regional PEI team in Nairobi UNEP regional PEI team in Nairobi

�� 10 country programmes: 10 country programmes: Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda,

�� Further expansion plannedFurther expansion planned

AsiaAsia

�� UNDPUNDP--UNEP Regional PEI team in UNEP Regional PEI team in BangkokBangkok

�� Country programmes established in Vietnam, Country programmes established in Vietnam, Bhutan and LaosBhutan and Laos

�� Target to launch PEI activities in 5Target to launch PEI activities in 5--10 new 10 new countries by 2011countries by 2011

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PEI: Regions and CountriesPEI: Regions and Countries

Latin America ��Joint UNDPJoint UNDP--UNEP team based in UNEP team based in PanamaPanama

��Regional PEI programme launched Regional PEI programme launched in mid 2008: scoping in Ecuador, in mid 2008: scoping in Ecuador, UruguayUruguay

Europe/CISEurope/CIS��Joint UNDPJoint UNDP--UNEP team based in UNEP team based in Geneva/BratislavaGeneva/Bratislava

��Regional PEI programme Regional PEI programme launched in late 2008: scoping in launched in late 2008: scoping in Kyrgyzstan, TajikistanKyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

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Programmatic ApproachProgrammatic ApproachPreparatory Phase: Making the case• Understanding poverty-environment linkages • Finding the institutional “Entry Point”

Phase I: Integrating Environment into National Deve lopmentProcesses

• Collecting the evidence on links between environment and development • Operational integration of environment sustainability into national development plans

Phase II: Building Implementation capacity• Strengthening country capacity to integrate environment into development programmes, especially in budget process• Strengthening processes at sectoral level• Strengthened domestic revenue base for environmental investments (reducing dependence on donors)

Environmental mainstreaming is targeted at governme nt processes for planning, budgeting, sector implementation, and loc al level implementation

Preparatory phaseFinding the entry points

and making the case

Phase 2Meeting the

implementation challenge

Raising awareness and buildingpartnerships

National consensus and commitment

Phase 1Integrating environment

into national development processes

Preliminary assessmentsUnderstanding the institutional

and policy contextUnderstanding the poverty-

environment linkages

Stakeholder engagement and in-country donor coordin ationState actors: environment agencies, finance and planning bodies, sector and local agencies, statistics office, and parliament

Non-governmental actors: academia, private sector, civil society, media, and general publicDonors: bilateral and multilateral in-country donors

Developing country-specific evidence

Integrated ecosystem assessmentEconomic analysis

Influencing policy processesNational processes – PRSP/MDG

Sectoral and local processes

Strengthening institutions and capacities

Longer-term strengthening

Developing and costing policy interventions and programmes

Strategies and policy reforms

Strengthening institutions and capacities

Tactical capacity building

Assessing institutional and capacity needs

Needs assessment

Supporting the implementation of interventions and programmesSectoral and local implementation

Financing and budgeting for poverty-environment

Budget processes and finance options

Integrating poverty-environment in the monitoring system

Indicators and data collection

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MediumMedium--term outcomesterm outcomes

•• PovertyPoverty--environment linkages are effectively integrated in environment linkages are effectively integrated in development policymaking at national, sector and subdevelopment policymaking at national, sector and sub--national levelsnational levels•• PovertyPoverty--environment measures are effectively financed environment measures are effectively financed and implemented at national, sector and suband implemented at national, sector and sub--national levelsnational levels

••LongerLonger--term outcomesterm outcomes•• Institutions and capacities are strengthened for longInstitutions and capacities are strengthened for long--term term povertypoverty--environment mainstreamingenvironment mainstreaming•• Conditions established for simultaneous improvement of Conditions established for simultaneous improvement of environmental sustainability and poverty reductionenvironmental sustainability and poverty reduction

Intended outcomesIntended outcomes

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•Assess the national situation for entry points & government commitment •Deep engagement with government institutions & processes – to understand & to influence. •Have ministry responsible for development planning to lead or co-lead. •Collect data on how pro-poor economic development c an be better achieved by using environmental assets mo re sustainably. (eg ecosystem services assessment)•Influence government processes by using the informa tion tactically – making the case and highlighting key is sues •Mobilise and support “champions”•Participate in environment/sector working groups.

Key Operating PrinciplesKey Operating Principles

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• Develop specific policy measures, priorities and implementation programmes in PRSP/sector strategy•Develop p-e indicators for poverty monitoring system•Support budget allocation process•Engage with key sector agencies to influence programme implementation•Strengthen capacity to create enduring mainstreami ng process

Cont…

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� A programmatic approach to mainstreaming is needed

� Detailed mapping of government macro and sectoral policy, planning, and decision-making processes (“machinery of government”), institutions and individuals relevant to the national development process is required

� The Planning/Finance ministry must be an equal or primary focal ministry in the process from the beginning

Lessons Learned to DateLessons Learned to Date

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�Country-led environmental mainstreaming process has high transaction costs , because it is new, seeks to change government priorities, and involves a number of ministries - “Stubborn persistence and attention to detail”

�Country-specific evidence of the contribution of environment to poverty reduction, and pro-poor grow th is needed to convince policy makers that investment in environment has value.

Lessons Learned to Date, cont.Lessons Learned to Date, cont.

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••Significantly improved understanding of how Significantly improved understanding of how sustainability can help achieve development goalssustainability can help achieve development goals

••Environmental sustainability included as an objecti ve in Environmental sustainability included as an objecti ve in national development plansnational development plans

••Partial Partial operationalisationoperationalisation of sustainability objectives of sustainability objectives ––e.g. increased budgetary allocations for environmen tal e.g. increased budgetary allocations for environmen tal investmentinvestment

••But results vary by countryBut results vary by country

What Has Been Achieved?What Has Been Achieved?

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••Capacity gaps in countriesCapacity gaps in countries••Tackling change in government prioritiesTackling change in government priorities••Working in multiWorking in multi --agency contextagency context••High transactions costsHigh transactions costs••‘‘Stubborn persistence & attention to detailStubborn persistence & attention to detail ’’

Need to recogniseNeed to recognise ……

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Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Management

�� Handbook on PovertyHandbook on Poverty --Environment MainstreamingEnvironment Mainstreaming�� Guidance Note on PGuidance Note on P --E mainstreamingE mainstreaming�� Primer on Making the economic casePrimer on Making the economic case ))�� Website (Website ( www.unpei.orgwww.unpei.org ))�� Monitoring, evaluation and lesson learning: Monitoring, evaluation and lesson learning: egeg recent recent evaluation of applying ecosystem assessment in PEI evaluation of applying ecosystem assessment in PEI country programmescountry programmes

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